GitLab System Administration Basic Training

Overview

The course is customized for your specific deployment of GitLab. It covers basic installation, configuration and maintenance tasks for a GitLab self-managed instance. This course is not intended for gitlab.com customers.

Target Audiences

Tier 1 system administrators who serve as the GitLab platform owners for their organization, and who are responsible for the initial set up and updating of a GitLab self-managed instance.

What’s Included

Live training sessions delivered by a GitLab technical trainer
Lecture with demonstrations
Hands-on Labs
Slides with notes and reference links

Learning Objectives

Install GitLab
Configure basic settings
Add and remove users and adjust settings
View and track user permission levels and changes made to these
Manage user access via integrations with external authentication and authorization providers
Configure and test optional settings and integrations
Perform backups, restores, and upgrades

Price

Custom based on specific implementation

Duration

1 day, up to 12 attendees

Course Syllabus

Schedule	Topic	Overview
1 hour	System Administration Overview	GitLab Application Architecture Overview GitLab Omnibus Installation GitLab Admin Panel Administration Commands
2 - 3 hours	System Administration Installation Basics	Installing and Configuring Runners Configuring System Hooks Configuring Security Settings Interpreting Usage Statistics Basic Security Default Settings
2 - 3 hours	System Administration Configuration	Configuring Backup and Restore Updating GitLab Instances Adding and Updating Users Configuring and Updating CI Settings Optional Integrations

Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills

Attendees should already be familiar at a basic knowledge level with the following concepts:

GitLab Certified Associate certification or equivalent knowledge.

Here are some resources to help you prepare:

System Requirements

Laptop with internet access and git installed, per the requirements specified here.

GitLab Education